Chronicles Tales Of The Road Vol 1
ChroniclesTales Of The Road Vol 1
$179.00USD
Product Overview
Chronicles – Tales of the Road Vol. 1 is a cinematic indie instrument collection for Native Instruments Kontakt, recorded in a world-class scoring stage and designed for expressive motion and texture.
Built around four vintage instruments — viola da gamba, mandolin, classical guitar, and tamboriza — the library draws from Richard Clyde Watkins’ private instrument collection. These rare and characterful instruments are brought to life through performances by Hamed Sadeghi, with a focus on soft, finger-picked playing that emphasizes intimacy, detail, and human touch. Tempo-synced motion provides rhythmic structure, while performance-based articulations introduce natural variation and expression.
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Vintage Instruments, Indie Performance
Chronicles – Tales of the Road Vol. 1 places historic string instruments into a cinematic performance environment while preserving their fragile, personal character. Tempo-synced motion articulations provide gentle rhythmic definition, while freely performed material retains subtle timing, dynamics, and expressive nuance.
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Featured Artist
Hamed Sadeghi is an Iranian-Australian musician and composer trained in Persian classical music. His work spans traditional string instruments, contemporary composition, and cross-cultural performance, bringing a strong sense of musical identity and heritage to the performances captured in this library.
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Performance and Motion
Chronicles – Tales of the Road Vol. 1 blends tempo-synced motion articulations with performance-based material focused on finger-picked techniques. Motion elements provide rhythmic cohesion, while the recorded performances preserve the softness, timing variation, and articulation inherent to each instrument.
This approach keeps motion aligned to tempo while allowing the performances to remain expressive and natural.
Instrument Blend
The engine combines viola da gamba, mandolin, classical guitar, and tamboriza within a single playable interface. These instruments can be blended to create intimate textures, gentle rhythmic movement, and understated cinematic underscore with a distinctly indie character.
Workflow
Tempo-synced motion articulations provide rhythmic structure, while performance-based and textural articulations introduce human nuance and subtle unpredictability.
Virtual Stage and Microphone Control
A virtual stage allows control over microphone perspective, giving flexibility from close and intimate sound to wider, cinematic room presence.
Kontakt Player Compatibility
Chronicles – Tales of the Road Vol. 1 runs in the free Native Instruments Kontakt Player and does not require a full Kontakt license. NKS support is included for compatible hardware and software environments.
Library Size
Approximately 21.77 GB of compressed recorded material.
Interface
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Macintosh
macOS* 14, 15 and 26 (latest update)
- Intel Core i5 or Apple Silicon CPU
- 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended)
- 64-bit only
- Stand-alone, VST3, AU, AAX
- Supports Core Audio
Windows
Windows 10 or 11 (latest Service Pack)
- Intel Core i5 or equivalent CPU
- 4 GB RAM (6 GB recommended)
- Graphics hardware support for Direct3D 11.1 (Feature Level 11_0) or higher
- 64-bit only
- Stand-alone, VST3, AAX
- Supports ASIO and WASAPI
An internet connection is required to download, install, and activate the products in this collection. Once installed, all products can be used offline. Certain products may require additional free downloads.
*As of Kontakt 8.8, macOS 13 is no longer supported. Future updates may prevent installation below macOS 14.
Runs in the free Kontakt Player
Native Kontrol Standard (NKS) compatible
